Janelle Albert named OUA West Division MVP

London, ON – With the regular season wrapped up and playoffs in full swing, the year end awards were announced on Tuesday for Women’s Volleyball.

Mustangs Outside Hitter Janelle Albert was the big winner on the day for Western as she was named West Division MVP & 1st team all-star.

Albert’s 4.28 kills per set led both the conference and country, while also ranking atop the OUA with 4.8 points per set and 154 total kills. Albert also finished fourth with a .313 hitting percentage and earned top-10 spots in both total digs (118; 8th in OUA) and digs per set (3.28; 9th in OUA).

This was Albert’s first season with the Mustangs after having previously played a year with Ryerson and then two seasons with the Fanshawe Falcons, where she also won the OCAA Women’s Volleyball Player of the Year in 2019-20.

The Mustangs also received a 2nd team all-star recognition for 1st year setter Lauren Pastor, who along with Jaeya Brach were named to the All-Rookie team as well.

As they celebrate these individual honours, the Women’s Volleyball team is focussed on their OUA West Final game Wednesday night in St. Catharines as they take on the Brock Badgers. That game is set for 7:00 PM and fans can catch the action on OUA.tv

The complete list of 2021-22 OUA women’s volleyball award winners and all-stars is as follows:

Award Winners

East Division
Most Valuable Player – Jenna Woock, Toronto
Rookie of the Year – Julia Murmann, Toronto
Coach of the Year – Kristine Drakich, Toronto
Award of Merit – Brooke Driscoll, Trent

West Division
Most Valuable Player – Janelle Albert, Western
Rookie of the Year – Sullie Sundara, McMaster
Coach of the Year – Steve Delaney, Brock
Award of Merit – Jessie Nairn, McMaster

All-Stars

East Division

First Team
Jenna Woock, Toronto
Julia Murmann, Toronto
Arielle Palermo, Queen’s
Olivia Kim, York
Hayley Goodwin, Toronto
Lauryn Colpitts, Queen’s
Chiara Da Silva, York

Second Team
Shayla Kessler, Nipissing
Ashley Ditchfield, Rams
Genna Saunders, Trent
Vivian Zanutel, Queen’s
Sophia Currier, Toronto
Mary Stewart, Queen’s
Rebecca Illingworth, Nipissing

All-Rookies
Julia Murmann, Toronto
Mary Stewart, Queen’s
Alisa Trubyuk, York
Hannah Duchesneau, Queen’s
Mary Ann Rioflorido, Rams
Asya Dogruer, Toronto
Taya Knier, Trent

West Division

First Team
Janelle Albert, Western
Sarah Glynn, Waterloo
Sara Rohr, Brock
Jessie Nairn, McMaster
Grace Pyatt, Brock
Sullie Sundara, McMaster
Alex Curran, Guelph

Second Team
Sadie Dick, Brock
Madison Chimienti, Brock
Ellie Hatashita, McMaster
Lauren Pastor, Western
Ashley Vang, Guelph
Mackenzie Vallee, Waterloo
Brooke Davis, Windsor

All-Rookies
Sullie Sundara, McMaster
Sadie Dick, Brock
Lauren Pastor, Western
Madison Chimienti, Brock
Sophie Fernback, Guelph
Jaeya Brach, Western
Emma Shepherd, Windsor